Abstract

In this paper I attempt to analyze various Korean transitive verb constructions whose meanings are associated with a qualia role. In particular, four generalizations are observed: (i) the verbs culki- `enjoy" and kyenghemha- `experience" must be associated only with a telic role of common noun object, (ii) the non-final light verb of a serial verb construction is related only to an agentive role of common noun object, (iii) if a quale of a common noun is associated with the light verb ha- `do", then that quale is also associated with another qualia-related verb (e.g., culki- `enjoy" or kyenghemha-`experience"), and (iv) the verb sicakha- `begin" must be associated only with the first qualia role on the LV-QUALIA list, which I propose in this paper. Based on these generalizations, the transitive verb constructions are formalized in Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG).

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